R&R Consulting principal Ann Rutledge is quoted in an Associated Press article about the role of short-sellers in the mortgage securities debacle. Read the article by Bernard Condon, "Does Goldman case tarnish Cassandras of the crash?", Associated Press, April 21, 2010....
R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes comments on the Goldman Sachs controversy in the French weekly Les Echos. Read the full article, "« Le grand déballage ne fait que commencer »," Les Echos, April 20, 2010. For an earlier article by Pierre De Gasquet, read "Comment la «...
Stock-picker Don Harrold interviews R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes about his recent controversial encounter with Jim Cramer on CNBC. Watch the full interview on YouTube....
Ann Rutledge and Sylvain Raynes offer a timely insight into the intricate inner-workings of structured finance. Oft overlooked financial theory is explored and explained with expert precision, making the case for the industry to take a thorough and honest look at financial engineering and the...
R&R principal Sylvain Raynes is deemed insufficiently polite in a tussle with Jim Cramer over the SEC's fraud charges against Goldman Sachs. People who don't have a problem with that may enjoy this clip on Youtube. UPDATE: Bloggers weigh in on Raynes vs Cramer: Trader Mark on...
R&R Consulting Principal Ann Rutledge talks with Bloomberg Television about the "toxic" resecuritizations that doomed AIG. Watch the Bloomberg telecast on YouTube, "Rutledge Says AIG Had 'Recipe For Implosion' With CDOs: Video," and read a write-up on Bloomberg.com, "How Lou Lucido Let AIG Lose $35 Billion...
R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes is quoted in a Markets Media Online story on how to retain the benefits of the controversial sovereign credit default swaps while reducing risky speculation. Read the full story, "Regulators Move to Rein In CDS," posted on March 9 on Markets...
McClatchy Newspapers quotes R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes on the involvement of Goldman Sachs in covering up Greece's sovereign debt. Read the full story by Kevin G. Hall and Greg Gordon, "Goldman under scrutiny for its role in Greece's fiscal woes," McClatchy Newspapers, February 25, 2010....
What qualities can make an apparently unpromising movie premise into a box-office hit? Dennis Toth, a regular columnist on R&R Consulting's Spectrum Blog, shares his insights in a feature story on Boxoffice.com. Read the full article by Christian Toto, "Sleeper Material?", posted on February 25, 2010...
As controversy mounts over the dual role of investment banks in hiding and betting against Greece's sovereign debt, The New York Times quotes R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes on how credit-default swaps give an illusion of safety but actually increase systemic risk. Read the full article...